Mash Potatoes Breaded Balls

Recipe

Total Time: 60 min

Servings: 6

Ingredients
16 small red potatoes, washed, peeled and cut into 4 pieces
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp butter
1 1/4 cup bread crumbs
2 Eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp salt, divided

Steps
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place the potato chunks in a large pot pan and cover them with water
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer 30-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork

Cooked potato chunks

4. Meanwhile, grease a glassware pan with 1 tsp butter and set aside for future use
5. When the potatoes are cooked remove from the heat and drain thoroughly in a colander
6. Mash potatoes with a potato ricer while adding 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 mayonnaise and 1.5 tsp salt. Mix these ingredients until they are well combined
7. Beat the eggs in a small bowl and add 1/2 tsp salt mixing them together. Set aside
8. Pour the bread crumbs in a separate small bowl and set aside

Mash potatoes

9. Shape potato mixture into small balls with your hands. Dip each of the balls into the eggs and then roll potatoes into the bread crumbs until they are fully covered
10. Place the breaded mash potato balls in the glassware pan, leaving about 1/2 inch between each ball

11. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until the crust is light golden brown

Serve with
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